drifted
Example Sentences
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Sadly or maybe justly, the Dodgers have drifted into ineptitude of late, while the Tarik Skubal-less Tigers have suddenly gotten hot and leapfrogged several teams to move into the last wild-card slot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Florian Wirtz, playing primarily as Liverpool's number 10 under Iraola, has drifted to that flank to provide a third option capable of playing centrally, deep or out wide.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The continent had drifted so far from its official coordinates by 2017 that the government moved the entire nation almost 6 feet on paper to reconcile maps with reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
His English was not fluent and he drifted between jobs before becoming an Uber driver.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Countless tufts of floaty fluff drifted in the air and water around me like downy little showers of blessing.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
